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Prettyman takes home 3 state medals, Knox earns 1

5/26/2024

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Franklin senior runner Caleb Prettyman bettered all his times from the District 10 meet to earn three medals at the PIAA Track and Field State Championships Friday and Saturday in Shippensburg.

Prettyman finished the 1600 meter run in 4:16.49 to earn a silver medal. It was a 6-second improvement over his District 10 title time.

On Saturday, Prettyman ran two races and had two more podium finishes. In the 3200 meter run, he finished fourth with a time of 9:20.03, 23 seconds faster than districts. In the 800 meter run he improved by nearly two seconds to finish 6th with a time of 1:56.97.

Oil City's Ethen Knox was Venango County's other medalist. He was sixth in the discus with a toss 153-9, more than 6 feet further than his district title throw.

Photos from the District 10 Championships can be found here:
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Here is a list of results for the Franklin, Oil City and Titusville competitors:

Boys 1600 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, 2, Franklin, 4:16.49.

Jay Prettyman, 16, Franklin, 4:26.93.

Girls 1600 Meter Run
Isabel Griffin, 17, Franklin, 5:19.55.

Boys 100 Meter Dash
Ethen Knox, 10, Oil City, 11.05.

Devaughn Griffin, 20, Oil City, 11.22.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Bryson Watson, 19, Franklin, 15.97.

Boys 4x800 Relay
Jay Prettyman, Gauge Gierlach, Easton Adamczyk and Jayden Miller, 25, Franklin, 8:51.63.

Boys 200 Meter Dash
Ethen Knox, 11, Oil City, 22.61.

Boys 4x100 Relay
Drayton Dill, Devaughn Griffin, Steven Heise and Ethen Knox, 25, Franklin, 44.15.

Boys 400 Meter Dash
Aaron Burrows, 13, Titusville, 50.35.

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Bryson Watson, 10, Franklin, 40.15.

Landen Wolfkiel, 14, Titusville, 40.66.

Boys Discus
Ethen Knox, 6, Oil City, 153-9.

Boys 800 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, 6, Franklin, 1:56.97.

Girls 3200 Meter Run
Nadalie Latchaw, 15, Franklin,
11:31.28.

Boys 3200 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, 4, Franklin,
9:20.03.

Photos from the District 10 Championships can be found here:
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Franklin falls short in comeback bid

5/22/2024

Getting base runners, extra bases, and not getting key outs because of balls popping in and then out of gloves was a key in Franklin getting far behind in their opening round 11-8 playoff game loss against Conneaut Tuesday.

The Eagles added four more in the bottom of the third to take an 8-0 lead.

Boland got Franklin on board in the fourth with a rocket over the left field fence with a runner on base.

In the fifth Kirsten Hicks , Autumn Fitzgerald and Swartz had RBI's to bring the game to within string distance. A fielder's choice scored a fourth.

Down 8-6 things were looking up.

Then they gave up three more in the sixth.

Down 11-6 Kirstin Hicks tried to get things started with a homer, and her "c'mon" yell as she made her way around third in her homer trot seamed to ignite the Knights. Riley Hanna got on base and was promptly plated by Boland's single to left. They got more runners on base but after an interference call they lost momentum and couldn't get the runners home.

The 11-8 game ended Franklin's season.

In the first inning CASH got the bases loaded after a fly ball was dropped and an infield hit. They doubled scoring two.
A routine ground was in and out of the first baseman's glove. Another pop foul made it into the pit, but somehow bounced back out.
Franklin's struggle with the gloves ended up accounting for four first inning runs.

Pitcher Jersey Swartz was keeping the Eagles bats from blasting them for the most part, but Conneaut took advantage of every miscue.

Franklin's bats were also slow to get going with the first two innings failing to produce a baserunner.

In the third the Knights finally got a couple runners on base but good CASH defense shut them down

PHOTOS: CASH too much for Knights

5/22/2024

Despite a little long ball by the Knight's Kirstin Hicks and Abby Boland, the Knights just couldn't bounce back to catch Conneaut in the opening round of the playoffs.

Early in the contest the Knights has a case of the dropsies and just couldn't seem to squeeze the ball in the glove. This led to Conneaut jumping out to a 3-0 in the first. They added another in the third while Franklin's hard hit balls were always directly at a Conneaut player.

Finally, in the fourth Abby Boland got a hold of one sending a two-run homer over the left field fence. But by tat time the Eagles were already up to eight runs.

The Knights had a solid fifth-inning where they plated three more., but still not enough

Epic finish comes up short for the Orioles

5/20/2024

Having been mostly out-played, out-thunk and out-hustled all game by the Iroquois Braves, the Rocky Grove Orioles went into the seventh inning of the opening round of the District 10 playoffs down 5-2.

What was about to happen turned this fairly ordinary one-sided game into one of the ages.

Paige Cresswell led off doing what was needed if they were going to come back - she laced a double into the outfield.

Raelynn Montgomery then took one to the body and the Orioles had two runners on with no outs.

Zoe Cresswell drilled one at the shortstop who couldn't handle it and all of a sudden, with no outs, the Orioles were in business.

A strike out seemed to stall the effort but then Kaylin Jacoby found the centerfield grass and with a throwing error two runs scored.

Down only one now, Jillian Cratty laid down a solid bunt that was fielded cleanly, but the throw was off the mark and it let to two more runs scoring and the Orioles taking the lead 6-5. But that's all they scored after a base running error ended the inning.

They put themselves in the position to win, but Iroquois had another at bat.

And they wasted no time. Three solid hits to the outfield in a row led to two runs, the last coming off Karina Reichard's double to end the game 7-6.

Elizabeth Mawhinney was the starting pitcher for the Orioles and Paige Cresswell came in in the third inning. Iroquois left several on base as the Rocky Grove pitchers hunkered down only giving up five runs through the first six innings.

Base running and mental errors are what ultimately cost the Orioles. A pick off at third on a bunt, getting caught in a pickle between second and third on a sac fly RBI and then being picked off at second lackadaisically to end to seventh.

A couple passed balls as well allowed runs to score. The Orioles were right there, neck and neck with the Braves and just inches away from advancing and keeping their season going. They ened a couple games under .500. Iroquois advances to face the top seed Cambridge Springs in the district semis.

Early in the game the Orioles were giving Iroquois runs. A fielding error in right center led to a throwing error. A passed ball later an Iroquois was up 2-0.

The Grove bounced back. Paige Cresswell reached base after being drilled by the Iroquois pitcher. Montgomery than singled to right scoring Cresswell.

Then Iroquois countered, again aided by errors. They scored three more to take a 5-1 lead.

In the fifth-inning Zoe Cresswell singled and after a walk they had two runners in scoring position.
A sacrifice fly plated one, but the second runner was caught in a pickle that ended the inning.

Cresswell pitched well down the stretch keeping the Braves close, but the bottom of the seventh was just too much and Braves jumped on early pitches and drilled them to end the Rocky Grove season.

Below are some more photos from this hard fought game.

Hardware for many, more work to do for some after districts

5/18/2024

Franklin
Senior Caleb Prettyman earned three individual first-place medals and anchored a winning relay team to lead the Franklin Knights to take the team title at the District 10 AA Track and Field Championships Saturday in Slippery Rock.

Franklin boys earned 13 medals on the day and scored 88 points, easily beating out second-place Slippery Rock High School which had 73.

Prettyman had a hand in 40 of those points. He handily won the 800, 1600 and 3200 races, all of which he was ranked the top runner entering the competition.
He also ran the final leg of the winning 4X800 relay. Joining him in the race were Jay Prettyman, Gauge Gierlach and Easton Adamczyk.

The Prettymans gave the one-two punch in the 1600 as Jay earned the silver and the right to join Caleb at states. Adamczyk completed the team’s trio of medalists in the 1600, taking fifth. He also earned a fifth place in the 800.

Bryson Watson overcame a rough start falling early in the preliminaries, but still managing a third place finish in the 110 hurdles. He then cruised to a second place finish in the finals to qualify for states. Watson also ran a qualifying time in the 300, where he finished third.

Freshman Logan Knight was also on the podium twice for Franklin.
He was third in the discus and fifth in the shot put.

Rounding out the day’s scoring was Landon Lynch, who earned a sixth-place finish in the javelin.

For the girls team, Nadalie Latchaw and Isabelle Griffin both qualified for states. Latchaw took second in the 3200 and Griffin finished fourth with a state qualifying time in the 1600.

Olivia Rondinelli was Franklin’s only other medalist, earning third place in the high jump.

Oil City
Ethen Knox was the big winner for Oil City, taking the District 10 title in the discus and clocking top three finishes in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. Knox also anchored the state qualifying 4X100 relay team, which finished fifth on the day.

There was tough competition in the sprints, the 100 in particular. All eight medalists in the 100 qualified for the state competition by turning in a time faster than 11.25.

Knox and teammate Devaughn Griffin were two of those qualifiers. Griffin earned a seventh-place finish in the 100, as well as in the 200 later in the day.

Knox and Griffin were joined by Drayton Dill and Steven Heise in the 4x100 relay.

Also medaling for Oil City was Elijah Brosius, third in the 3200; Sayyid Donald, third in the triple jump; Sawyer Cavalline, fourth in the high jump; Braylon Barber, fifth in the javelin; Jacob Wenner, sixth in pole vault; and Keegan Kirkwood, eighth in the 1600 and the 3200.

Freshmen Addison Wyant and Corbel Shiley were double medalists for the girls team. Shiley was fourth in the 3200, and Wyant finished fifth in the 800. They were joined by Olivia Vorse and Isabella Vorse for an eighth-place finish in the 4x800 relay.

Kallie Smith tied for seventh place in the high jump to round out Oil City’s medalists on the day.

Titusville
Landen Wolfkiel found redemption in the 300 hurdles and Aaron Burrows took home an unlikely gold medal as Titusville qualified two athletes for the state track and field championships.

Wolfkiel started the day with a strong showing in the boys 110-meter hurdles. His fourth-place finish earned him a spot on the podium, but his time was just shy of the state mark. He bounced back in the 300 hurdles.

While the senior Rocket finished fourth again, he clocked a 39.94, good enough to beat the 40.80 mark needed to move on to the next level of competition.

He will be joined in Shippensburg by Burrows who took the top spot in the 400, in only his second time running the race - he ran it for the first time last week qualifying for districts.. Burrows also earned a medal in the 200, finishing fifth.

Wolfkiel and Burrows were also members of the 4x400 relay, which finished sixth. David Leonard and Joe Herman rounded out the relay team.
Lane Ongley was also a double medalist for Titusville, finishing fifth in the discus and seventh in the shot put.

Sophia Sampson, Isabella Ongley, Anna Mehlenbacher and Mackenzie Covell combined for the Titusville girls top finish on the day, taking fifth in the 4X800 relay.

Covell also scored an individual medal, taking seventh in the 400. Sampson also had a return visit to the podium with an eighth-place performance in the 800.

Below are more photos from the D10 championships.
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Medal winner results for Franklin, Oil City and Titusville. (SQ indicates state qualifier.)

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Bryson Watson, 2, Franklin, 14.97, SQ.
Landen Wolfkiel, 4, Titusville, 15.39.

Boys 100 Meter Dash:
Ethen Knox, 3, Oil City, 11.00, SQ.
Devaughn Griffin, 7 (tie), Oil City, 11.23, SQ.

Girls 4X800 Relay
Titusville, 5, Sophia Sampson, Isabella Ongley, Anna Mehlenbacher, Mackenzie Covell, 10:11.27.
Oil City, 8, Addison Wyant, Olivia Vorse, Isabella Vorse, Corabel Shiley,10:30.99.

Boys 4x800 Relay
Franklin, 1, Jay Prettyman, Gauge Gierlach, Easton Adamczyk, Caleb Prettyman, 8:18.54 SQ..

Boys 200 Meter Dash
Ethen Knox, 2, Oil City, 22.28, SQ.
Aaron Burrows, 5, Titusville, 22.99.
Devaughn Griffin, 7, Oil City, 23.07.

Girls 1600 Meter Run
Isabel Griffin, 4, Franklin, 5:16.95, SQ.

Boys 1600 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, 1, Franklin, 4:22.47, SQ.
Jay Prettyman, Franklin, 2, 4:30.37, SQ.
Easton Adamczyk, Franklin, 5, 4:37.42.
Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 8, 4:43.49.

Boys 4x100 Relay
Oil City, 5, Drayton Dill, Devaughn Griffin, Steven Heise, Ethen Knox, 44.03, SQ.

Girls 400 Meter Dash
Mackenzie Covell, 7, Titusville, 1:03.21.

Boys 400 Meter Dash
Aaron Burrows, 1, Titusville, 50.58, SQ.

Boys 300 Meter hurdles
Bryson Watson, 3, Franklin, 39.90, SQ.
Landen Wolfkiel, 4, Titusville, 39.94, SQ.

Girls 800 Meter Run
Addison Wyant, 5, Oil City, 2:30.50.
Sophia Sampson, 8, Titusville 2:33.35.

Boys 800 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, 1, Franklin, 1:58.92, SQ.
Easton Adamczyk, 5, Franklin, 2:03.51.

Girls 3200 Meter Run
Nadalie Latchaw, 2, Franklin, 11:44.75, SQ.
Corabel Shiley, 4, Oil City, 12:15.57.

Boys 3200 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, 1, Franklin, 9:53.25, SQ.
Elijah Brosius, 3, Oil City, 10:11.10.
Jay Prettyman, 4, Franklin, 10:22.80.
Keegan Kirkwood, 8, Oil City, 10:32.07

Boys 4X400 Relay
Titusville, 6, David Leonard, Landen Wolfkiel, Joe Herman, Aaron Burrows, 3:35.52.

Boys Pole Vault
Jacob Wenner, Oil City, 6, 11-00.00.

Girls High Jump
Olivia Rondinelli, 3, Franklin, 5-0.
Kallie Smith, 7 (tied), Oil City, 4-10.

Boys High Jump
Sawyer Cavalline, 4, Oil City, 5-11.

Boys Triple Jump
Sayyid Donald, 3, Oil City, 43-7.25.

Boys Javelin
Braylon Barber, 5, Oil City, 148-7.
Landon Lynch, 6, Franklin, 147-3.

Boys Shot Put
Logan Knight, 5, Franklin, 47-11.75.
Lane Ongley, 7, Titusville, 46-0.50.

Boys Discus Throw
Ethen Knox, 1, Oil City, 147-5. SQ
Logan Knight, 3, Franklin, 144-10.
Lane Ongley, 5, Titusville, 136-1.

Below are more photos from the D10 championships.
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Below are more photos from the D10 championships.
To view even more please visit: sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p438426748

Below are more photos from the D10 championships.
To view even more please visit: sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p438426748

Below are more photos from the D10 championships.
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To view even more please visit: sayerrich.zenfolio.com/p438426748

District 10 track hopefuls ascend on the Rock this weekend

5/16/2024

Area runners will head to Slippery Rock University in search of a District 10 medal and, even better, a medal and a trip to states the following weekend. Below is a list of our local hopefuls.

Girls 100 meter hurdles
Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 14, 17.65.

Boys 110 meter hurdles
Bryson Watson, Franklin, 3, 14.95;
Landen Wolfkiel, Titusville, 5, 15.63;
Mike Fink, Oil City, 12, 16.70.

Girls 100 meter dash
Ariel Adams, Titusville, 22, 13.40;
Meghan Flinchbaugh, Oil City, 29, 13.46.

Boys 100 meter dash
Ethen Knox, Oil City, 1, 10.92;
Devaughn Griffin, Oil City, 3, 11.10;
Aaron Burrows, Titusville, 10, 11.23.

Girls 4X800 Relay
Titusville, 3, 10:23.19 - Combination of Sophia Sampson, Isabella Ongley, Anna Mehlenbacher, Mackenzie Covell and Madeline Johnson;
Franklin, 10, 10:44.92 – Combination of Gabrielle Ion, Madison Marsh, Sophie Werhle, Ayana Gahr, Isabel Griffin and Nadalie Latchaw;
Oil City, 12, 10:49.32 – Combination of Addison Wyant, Olivia Vone, Isabella Vorse, and Corabel Shiley.

Boys 4X800 Relay
Franklin, 1, 8:17.05 – Combination of Jay Prettyman, Gauge Gierlach, Easton Adamczyk, Caleb Prettyman, Jayden Miller and Hayden Bellis;
Oil City, 3, 8:33.04 – Combination of Ethan Plowman, Elijah Brosius, Eli Collins, Keegan Kirkwood and Elliot Hulsizer;
Titusville, 17, 9:16.80 – Combination of Josiah White, Ian Cartney, Cash Lavery, Joe Herman and Evan Slocum.

Girls 200 Meter Dash
Meghan Flinchbaugh, Oil City, 24, 28.04

Boys 200 Meter Dash
Ethen Knox, Oil City, 1, 22.32;
Devaughn Griffin, Oil City, 3, 22.42;
Aaron Burrows, Titusville, 9, 23.08;
David Leonard, Titusville, 25, 23.91.

Girls 1600 Meter Run
Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 4, 5:20.22;
Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 8, 5:32.79;
Addison Wyant, Oil City; 18, 5:43.80;
Anna Mehlenbacher, Titusville, 22, 5:48.51;
Olivia Vorse, Oil City, 29, 5:53.58.

Boys 1600 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, Franklin, 1, 4:18.63;
Jay Prettyman, Franklin, 2, 4:27.51;
Easton Adamczyk, Franklin, 4, 4:36.22;
Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 5, 4:36.52;
Elijah Brosius, Oil City, 7, 4:39.22.

Girls 4x100 Relay
Titusville, 7, 52.47- Combination of Emma Wilson, Nora Blakeslee, Addison Burleigh, Ariel Adams and Mariah Covell;
Oil City, 14, 53.32 – Combination of Kallie Smith, Chayse Skinner, Carlie Gladin, Meghan Flinchbaugh and Nicki Petro;
Franklin, 21, 55.06 – Combination of McKenna Bordell, Jadyn Blum, Madi Stewart, Jennifer Blum and Anna Rodgers.

Boys 4x100 Relay
Oil City, 4, 44.32 – Combination of Drayton Dill, Devaughn Griffin, Steven Heise, Ethen Knox and Dylan VanWormer.

Girls 400 Meter Dash
Makenzie Covell, Titusville, 16, 1:04.60;
Emma Wilson, Titusville, 18, 1:04.81;
Olivia Rodinelli, Franklin, 22, 1:04.92.

Boys 400 Meter Dash
Aaron Burrows, Titusville, 4, 51.76;
Drayton Dill, Oil City, 16, 53.25;
David Leonard, Titusville, 30, 54.71.

Girls 300 meter hurdles
Bailey Stevens, Oil City, 17, 51.95

Boys 110 meter hurdles
Bryson Watson, Franklin, 2, 39.88;
Landen Wolfkiel, Titusville, 4, 40.76;
Dylan VanWormer, Oil City, 14, 43.80;
Eli Collins, Oil City, 22, 44.32;
Alex Hartshorne, Titusville, 23, 44.52;
Jacob Wenner, Oil City, 26, 44.76;

Girls 800 Meter Run
Addison Wyant, Oil City, 11, 2:32.04;
Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 15, 2:33.15;
Sophia Sampson, Titusville, 18, 2:33.65;
Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 19, 2:34.22;
Anna Mehlenbacher, Titusville, 22, 2:34.79.

Boys 800 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, Franklin, 1, 1:56.09;
Easton Adamczyk, 11, Franklin, 2:06.38;
Ethan Plowman, Oil City, 20, 2:08.85;
Elijah Brosius, Oil City, 21, 2:09.03;
Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 22, 2:09.24;
Joe Herman, Titusville, 29, 2:09.70.

Girls 3200 Meter Run
Nadalie Latchaw, Franklin, 2, 11:20.97;
Isabel Griffin, Franklin, 5, 12:01.00;
Corabel Shiley, Oil City, 8, 12:10.75;
Addison Wyant, Oil City, 13, 12:24.08;
Olivia Vorse, Oil City, 19, 12:50.52;
Madeline Johnson, Titusville, 25, 13:06.05.

Boys 3200 Meter Run
Caleb Prettyman, Franklin, 1, 9:04.67;
Jay Prettyman, Franklin, 2, 9:46.94;
Elijah Brosius, Oil City, 4, 9:52.82;
Ethan Knapp, Franklin, 5, 10:01.25;
Keegan Kirkwood, Oil City, 8, 10:12.26;
Elliot Hulsizer, Oil City, 23, 10:42.98.

Girls 4x400 Relay
Titusville, 14, 4:27.92 - Combination of Emma Wilson, Sophia Sampson, Anna Mehlenbacher, Mackenzie Covell and Mariah Covell;
Oil City, 15, 4:28.97 – Combination of Kallie Smith, Addison Wyant, Isabella Vorse, Corabel Shiley, Carlie Gladin and Meghan Flinchbaugh.

Boys 4X400 Relay
Titusville, 9, 3:37.85 – Combination of David Leonard, Laden Wolfkiel, Joe Herman, Aaron Burrows and Evan Slocum;
Oil City, 14, 3:43.69 – Combination of Devaughn Griffin, Dylan VanWormer, Drayton Dill, Keegan Kirkwood, Syyid David and Jacob Wenner.

Girls Pole Vault
Sophia Sampson, 13, Titusville, 8-07.00

Boys Pole Vault
Jacob Wenner, Oil City, 11, 11-00.00.

Girls High Jump
Olivia Rondinelli, Franklin, 9, 5-00.00;
Kallie Smith, Oil City, 11, 4-11.00;
Lindsey Caralla, Oil City, 16, 4-09.00.

Boys High Jump
Syyid David, Oil City, 2, 6-01.00,
Sawyer Cavalline, Oil City, 7, 6-01.00,
Clae Thompson, Oil City, 19, 5-09.00,
David Leonard, Titusville, 5-09.00,
Landon Lynch, Franklin, 5-09.00.

Girls Long Jump
Ariel Adams, Titusville, 7, 16-04.50;
Nora Blakeslee, Titusville, 17, 15-07.50.

Boys Long Jump
Sawyer Cavalline, Oil City, 18, 19-08.50.

Girls Triple Jump
Ariel Adams, Titusville, 11, 33-08.50;
Nora Blakeslee, Titusville, 12, 33-06.00;
Kallie Smith, Oil City, 19, 32-08.00;
Isabella Vorse, Oil City, 32, 31-06.50;
Madi Stewart, Franklin, 38, 31-01.00.

Boys Triple Jump
Syyid David, Oil City, 7, 42-03.00;
Caden Mincer, Franklin, 19, 39-04.50.

Girls Javelin
Madi Garland, Oil City, 12, 102-09.

Boys Javelin
Charlie Motter, Oil City, 4, 158-08;
Landon Lynch, Franklin, 7, 155-05;
Spence Singleton, Oil City, 8, 154-01;
Braylon Barber, Oil City, 9, 151-05.

Girls Shot Put
Nicki Petro, Oil City, 14, 32-03.00;
Madi Garland, Oil City, 17, 31-09.50.

Boys Shot Put
Logan Knight, Franklin, 1, 52.00.00;
Lane Ongely, Titusville, 2, 49-11.50;
Kamdyn Reagle, Oil City, 18, 42-11.25.

Girls Discus
Isabella Peterson, Franklin, 12, 98-09

Boys Discus
Ethen Knox, Oil City, 1, 153-06;
Logan Knight, Franklin, 2, 150-09.50;
Lane Ongley, Titusville, 6, 140-06;
Charlie Motter, Oil City, 12, 127-08 .

America's game

5/9/2024

When I was a kid it was all baseball all the time. I grew up with it being called America's pastime. I thought it was primarily just played in this country and some international players were anomalies. I found later that it really is a world game and we're really seeing that now. I would still love to see Cuban baseball being played and I think it's time the World Series is more akin to the World Cup.

Like every sport, it seems the level of the game has gone down, but the level of the athlete has perhaps gone up? It could be argued hitters were better back in the days of DiMaggio, Williams and Mantle, but it could also be argued they batted against pitchers with much more tired arms.

Either way, it sure is fun watching some players today and it's too bad it doesn't get the attention other sports do.

Lakers shoot down Orioles

5/9/2024

Rocky Grove's JV took down the visiting Mercyhurst Lakers Thursday, but the varsity couldn't really get themselves going.

The following is from coach Mike Stevenson after the matches.

JV won in two - 25-22 and 25-23

Standouts:

Ryder Mitchell 7pts/3blocks
Maxx Baker 12pts/8digs
William Lesseveld 9pts/2kills
Robert Lewis 7pts/6digs

Varsity lost in three - 19-25, 19-25 and 23-25

Standouts:

Joshua Stevenson 8pts/5kills/14 assists
Wyatt Bell 6kills/3 blocks
Spencer Riley 8pts/6digs
Andrew Schwab 10pts/12 digs
Andrew Williams 5kills/1block
Bishop Williams 5digs
Dylan Brown 5kills/1block
Conner Ritchey 5kills/1block
Trystin Boocks 4kills/1block/6dig

Record 5-7
Region record 3-7

Next game is Tuesday, away vs Cambridge Springs

PHOTOS: OC Invite

5/4/2024